# Botticelli - August 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 1, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593 "2017-08-01T20:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/321 "2017-08-26T21:59:26Z")
DQ Prospectus 1. Fictional 2. Female ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/322 "2017-08-27T00:25:09Z")
Very nice pick on that last round, KO! IQs: 1. Are you the hapless heroine of _The Old Curiosity Shop_? 2. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John? 3. Are you the title character of a song by Stephen Foster? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/323 "2017-08-27T01:02:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you the hapless heroine of _The Old Curiosity Shop_? > 2. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John? > 3. Are you the title character of a song by Stephen Foster? DQ, not Norma Jean, DQ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/324 "2017-08-27T13:00:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Very nice pick on that last round, KO! > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the hapless heroine of _The Old Curiosity Shop_? > 2. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John? > 3. Are you the title character of a song by Stephen Foster? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, not Norma Jean, DQ #1 was Little Nell. (“It was take a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell.” - Oscar Wilde) #2 is a good answer. Not who I was thinking of, so I’ll rephrase and ask that again later. #3 is Nelly Bly. DQs: 1. Is N the first letter of your last name? 2. Created on or after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/325 "2017-08-27T13:04:33Z")
DQ Prospectus 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. N is not the first letter of the last name 4. Created on or after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/326 "2017-08-27T13:25:56Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John that isn’t Norma Jean? 2. Are you quite possibly the most famous girl detective of all? 3. Did you play Lois Lane on _The Adventures of Superman_? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/327 "2017-08-27T17:39:41Z")
IQ1: Did you famously flip off a college student in the mid-1970s? IQ2: Were you the mother of a murderous motel owner? IQ3: Were you a fictional mill worker involved in unionising your workplace? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/328 "2017-08-28T01:05:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John that isn’t Norma Jean? > 2. Are you quite possibly the most famous girl detective of all? > 3. Did you play Lois Lane on _The Adventures of Superman_? not Nikita, if she’s so famous how come I never heard of her, DQ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/329 "2017-08-28T01:06:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you famously flip off a college student in the mid-1970s? > IQ2: Were you the mother of a murderous motel owner? > IQ3: Were you a fictional mill worker involved in unionising your workplace? not Richard Nixon?, not Norma Bates, DQ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/330 "2017-08-28T03:02:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the title character of a song by Elton John that isn’t Norma Jean? > 2. Are you quite possibly the most famous girl detective of all? > 3. Did you play Lois Lane on _The Adventures of Superman_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Nikita, if she’s so famous how come I never heard of her, DQ 1. Correct on Nikita. 2. Nancy Drew, Girl Detective. I’d be really surprised if you haven’t heard of her. 3. Noel Neill. DQs: 1. Originally from a work of fiction? 2. By an American author or authors? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/331 "2017-08-28T04:11:55Z")
Previous IQs: Did you supposedly say that one should get there “fustest with the mostest”? - Yes, Confederate cavalry Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Does a statue of you stand on the grounds of CIA HQ? - Nathan Hale Were you George Washington’s best general in the South? - Nathaniel Greene Nathan x3! DQs: Would be alive today, if real? First appeared in a novel or short story? IQs: Did you first play a notable fictional woman in red? Are you that character? Was your dad a retired Seattle cop? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/332 "2017-08-28T11:26:21Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the title character in a hit song by Sylvia? 2. Were you Tin’s girlfriend in _The Metal Men_? 3. Was your name Magill, but you called yourself Lil? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/333 "2017-08-28T11:46:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you famously flip off a college student in the mid-1970s? > IQ2: Were you the mother of a murderous motel owner? > IQ3: Were you a fictional mill worker involved in unionising your workplace? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Richard Nixon?, not Norma Bates, DQ Nelson Rockefeller. Correct. Norma Rae. DQ: Protagonist? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/334 "2017-08-28T11:50:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Originally from a work of fiction? She is fictional. Did you mean something more specific than “work of fiction?” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/335 "2017-08-28T11:51:59Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > She is fictional. Did you mean something more specific than “work of fiction?” Ouch. I meant “prose fiction”. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/336 "2017-08-28T11:55:00Z")
DQ Prospectus 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. N is not the first letter of the last name 4. Created on or after 1900 5. By an American author or authors 6. Would likely be alive today if real 7. Did not first appear in a novel or short story 8. Not a protagonist ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/337 "2017-08-28T11:56:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Ouch. I meant “prose fiction”. Ask another DQ, since I already answered that with #7. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/338 "2017-08-28T11:57:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you first play a notable fictional woman in red? > Are you that character? > Was your dad a retired Seattle cop? DQ, DQ, not Nelson Frazier ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/339 "2017-08-28T12:00:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the title character in a hit song by Sylvia? > 2. Were you Tin’s girlfriend in _The Metal Men_? > 3. Was your name Magill, but you called yourself Lil? DQ, DQ, not Nancy as everyone knew her (Completely forgot about Nancy Drew) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/340 "2017-08-28T12:59:53Z")
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